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lawmakers debated obama's plan for a possible military strike in response to the chemical weapons attack in syria. even the staunch supporters have their doubts. they don't support a military strike. >> that is another reason why they will get as much information as you possibly can. >> he had a particularly hard time in the house of representatives. >> i need more information. we need to give people the affirmation that we have the same facts. >> members are still uneasy about the lack of international backing. what will obama do if congress refuses to go long? >> the president, as you know, always has the authority to strike before going to congress. that doesn't change. >> the possibility remains that obama will go it alone and use military strikes without congressional support. >> it would be something that critics would feast on. >> they are expected to top the agenda in the capital. ahead of the meeting that blocks the foreign-policy chief, the international community was united in its of lawrence -- abhorrence of the use of chemical weapons. she stressed the need to find a politic
lawmakers debated obama's plan for a possible military strike in response to the chemical weapons attack in syria. even the staunch supporters have their doubts. they don't support a military strike. >> that is another reason why they will get as much information as you possibly can. >> he had a particularly hard time in the house of representatives. >> i need more information. we need to give people the affirmation that we have the same facts. >> members are still...
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obama is not the greatest debater. he had some terrible ones early on and he is not practicing enough. >> how does mitt romney recover from this? >> he could go and visit the guys who are building his car elevator and see how they are getting by. apparently he does not know the working middle class. that is why it was so natural for him to say these things. they have been coming out in a dog whistle. for the people in the room, he has a bullhorn. >> this is not the last round for romney. this ds hurt though. it hurts the ticket in the republican race. you see evidence of it in massachusetts, virginia, and michigan and wisconsin. he is not the person the republicans need to have right now carrying the standard. what he said was wrong in so many aspects. >> a lot of republicans are grumbling about this campaign. >> when your runni mate call as you inarticulate as a way to help you, then you know you have problems. i am glad you are all represented here. mitt romney is mixing up a whole bunch of ideas. the 47% who do not
obama is not the greatest debater. he had some terrible ones early on and he is not practicing enough. >> how does mitt romney recover from this? >> he could go and visit the guys who are building his car elevator and see how they are getting by. apparently he does not know the working middle class. that is why it was so natural for him to say these things. they have been coming out in a dog whistle. for the people in the room, he has a bullhorn. >> this is not the last round...
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run the country, my foot. >> as i said, obama is not a gifted debater the way he is a gifted or tour. there is a shot here. >> you are the debate coach, evan. what do you tell them? >> romney has one goal, to the actual human being. it is not impossible. [laughter] >> "mitt, you are a human being." do you want to tell your grandchildren iran in 2012. i don't care if it is embracing simpson-bowles, whatever it is. he has got to give a sense of where the country goes from here. we don't care about where we are better off for years ago. america does not know where we are going and one of these guys has to give them that. >> wrong and wrong. my son has an axiom -- america alex the coolest candidate. obama is mr. cool. trip him up and you have a chance. >> this is not jealous that can be contained. >> the and -- this is not a challenge that can be contained. >> united states is engaging in a policy of bullying. >> some are engaging the absurd notion that a nuclear-arm iraned -- nuclear-armed iran would stabilize the middle east. yeah, right. >> president obama is being criticized for havin
run the country, my foot. >> as i said, obama is not a gifted debater the way he is a gifted or tour. there is a shot here. >> you are the debate coach, evan. what do you tell them? >> romney has one goal, to the actual human being. it is not impossible. [laughter] >> "mitt, you are a human being." do you want to tell your grandchildren iran in 2012. i don't care if it is embracing simpson-bowles, whatever it is. he has got to give a sense of where the country...
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. >> i've said a number of times >>> president obama, on casion being. >> president obama thursday, stepped into the debate about egypt. >> president mubarak has been very helpful on a range of tough issues in the middle east. but i've always said to him that making sure that they are moving forward on reform, absoluly critical economic to the long-term well-being of egypt. >> barra day is now under house arrest. what set the stage for egypt's protest. >> they've got a virtual dictatorship there. young people. and enormous numbers of them don't have job opportunity, there's food problems. what set it off was the tunisian revolt. dictator for 22 years was dumped off by street mobs and left. this thing has metastasized the it's going to end in one of two ways, i think. mubarak's era is over. either he plies out of there -- flies out of there or gets out of there the end of this year. his son will not be president. or, as of friday, they were not only rioting but burning political institutions. and surely, they've got a lot of hard-line guys in there that are doing rough things. i think to pro
. >> i've said a number of times >>> president obama, on casion being. >> president obama thursday, stepped into the debate about egypt. >> president mubarak has been very helpful on a range of tough issues in the middle east. but i've always said to him that making sure that they are moving forward on reform, absoluly critical economic to the long-term well-being of egypt. >> barra day is now under house arrest. what set the stage for egypt's protest. >>...
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>> obama and the great government shutdown debate. >> i will do everything necessary and anything possible to defund obamacare. >> we cannot let the government shutdown. we cannot be, cause's or general custer. tells fox news that we did not use any chemical weapons. a former house majority leader speaks. >> he was overwhelmed. he was gratified. >> a little after 8:00 a.m. monday morning, aaron alexis, a civilian contractor working on a computer project entered building 197 of the washington navy yard with a valid pass. he was carrying a bag in which he held a shotgun, which he had purchased legally in virginia. he walked into the bathroom on the fourth floor, walked out, and began shooting. before police could take him out, he killed 12 people. he has been four years in the navy reserve and had a pattern of insubordination, absence of leave, and two days in jail after a bar fight. nevertheless, the navy gave him an honorable discharge and was given security clearance to work on a half-dozen military bases, despite having been involved in shooting incidents in fort worth, texas, and seattl
>> obama and the great government shutdown debate. >> i will do everything necessary and anything possible to defund obamacare. >> we cannot let the government shutdown. we cannot be, cause's or general custer. tells fox news that we did not use any chemical weapons. a former house majority leader speaks. >> he was overwhelmed. he was gratified. >> a little after 8:00 a.m. monday morning, aaron alexis, a civilian contractor working on a computer project entered...
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before you debate barack obama on foreign policy, you better finish the debate with yourself. >> woodruff: today the new obama ad pointed to romney's much criticized overseas trip during th summer to argue he lacks xperiencend clari o foreign affairs. >> reckless. amateurish. that's what news media and fellow republicans called mitt romney's gaffe-filled july tour of israel and poland. >> woodruff: all of this played out as the president himself was in southern california. he declared the home of the late farm workers' union leader caesar chavez a national landmark. he also held fund-raisers in los angeles and san francisco. his campaign and the democratic national committee raised $181 million in september the most for any month this year. but money aside, it appears romney's performance in last week's highly watched debate has improved his standing in the race. a new gallup tracking poll found the candidates in a dead heat, each receiving 47% among registered voters. the president had held a five-point advantage before the debate. and the pew research center showed romney coming from ei
before you debate barack obama on foreign policy, you better finish the debate with yourself. >> woodruff: today the new obama ad pointed to romney's much criticized overseas trip during th summer to argue he lacks xperiencend clari o foreign affairs. >> reckless. amateurish. that's what news media and fellow republicans called mitt romney's gaffe-filled july tour of israel and poland. >> woodruff: all of this played out as the president himself was in southern california. he...
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also this week, obama visited israel's holocaust memorial yad vashem. and he toured the ancient church of the nativity in bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of jesus. >>> meanwhile, in washington, as debates over the federal budget continued, religious leaders gathered outside the capitol to once again demand a budget they described as moral and fair. the group brought along fish and loaves of bread, a reference to jesus's miraculous feeding of thousands of people with a small amount of food. arguing a moral budget does not take a miracle, the speakers urged lawmakers not to cut poverty programs or give tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations. >> just like in the scriptures where jesus blessed and broke the loaves and fish and said "share among each other," there is enough to go around. in fact, there's more than enough to go around." >>> a new poll from the public religion research institute this week shows that majorities in every faith group surveyed support an immigration policy that includes an earned pathway to citizenship. a little more tha
also this week, obama visited israel's holocaust memorial yad vashem. and he toured the ancient church of the nativity in bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of jesus. >>> meanwhile, in washington, as debates over the federal budget continued, religious leaders gathered outside the capitol to once again demand a budget they described as moral and fair. the group brought along fish and loaves of bread, a reference to jesus's miraculous feeding of thousands of people with a small...
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obama strongly criticized the republicans' unwillingness to compromise. he said it's wrong to make the middle class responsible for deficit reduction while wealthy individuals and corporations contrite nothing. bank of japan governor will step down in march. and market participants are waiting to see who will succeed him. prime minister shinzo abe is finalizing his nomination, while opposition party leaders are already skeptical about his recommendation. abe will submit his candidate to the diet next week. he's indicated the next governor should be willing to take bold monetary measures. but he also told the upper house budget committee he'll pick someone who can get opposition parties on side. he could lods the trust of financial markets if the opposition-controlled upper house rejects his choice. members of the opposing democratic party have called for maintaining the central bank's independence in creating monetary policy. yoshimi watanabe the leader of another opposition group, your party, is against opposing a former official of the finance ministry
obama strongly criticized the republicans' unwillingness to compromise. he said it's wrong to make the middle class responsible for deficit reduction while wealthy individuals and corporations contrite nothing. bank of japan governor will step down in march. and market participants are waiting to see who will succeed him. prime minister shinzo abe is finalizing his nomination, while opposition party leaders are already skeptical about his recommendation. abe will submit his candidate to the...
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. >> those public support numbers have gone nowhere but down since the debate over obamacare began. this week a new abc news washington post poll shows that an all-time low support for obama-care at 42%. i want to mention two federal judges that upheld the mandate. however, neither one of those came out of the state-based lawsuits. they were individual lawsuits. this judge, henry hudson, that ruled this week that it was unconstitutional came out of the first state-based lawsuit. this week we also had another round of arguments in florida. that case concerns 20 states attorneys general. the judge in that case, roger benson, has indicated that this is a huge expansion of government and expansion of congress' authority to require an american, as a basic condition of living in this country to buy a good or a service, and i have to tell you, john, it's generally not good for a president to have his centerpiece legislatatn questioned on constitutional grounds. and that's why every other major piece of social legislation, social security, civil rights, medicare spent years per company lati
. >> those public support numbers have gone nowhere but down since the debate over obamacare began. this week a new abc news washington post poll shows that an all-time low support for obama-care at 42%. i want to mention two federal judges that upheld the mandate. however, neither one of those came out of the state-based lawsuits. they were individual lawsuits. this judge, henry hudson, that ruled this week that it was unconstitutional came out of the first state-based lawsuit. this week...
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. >> obama stressed the u.s. cannot afford to extend tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% of the population if it wants to reduce the country's mounting deficit. obama asked for cooperation from republicans. he said he is open to compromise and open to new ideas that could bring about a rise in tax revenues. >>> let's check on the markets. first, looking at currencies. just having a look at the dollar similar yen at 80.19-21. that's due to uncertainties about japan's economic policies that the country is set to hold a general election next month. the dollar/yen is trading between 80.19-21 and having a look at the euro, 102.05-10. sources are telling us that the yen is falling on speculation that the bank of japan may step up its monetary easing measures. dollar-buying against the yen may not be so strong as worries about the u.s. fiscal cliff. >>> turning to stock markets. share prices in tokyo are rising as export-related issues are being bought due to the weaker yen. nikkei average, 8742. and that's up .9%, or 78 poi
. >> obama stressed the u.s. cannot afford to extend tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% of the population if it wants to reduce the country's mounting deficit. obama asked for cooperation from republicans. he said he is open to compromise and open to new ideas that could bring about a rise in tax revenues. >>> let's check on the markets. first, looking at currencies. just having a look at the dollar similar yen at 80.19-21. that's due to uncertainties about japan's economic policies...
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good night. >> ifill: with that the second debate between president obama and former governor mitt romney is done. as the families, the wives. that's ann romney there coming up to greet her husband. of course we're going to see, i imagine, at the same time, the president making her way toward michelle obama. they're going to greet members of this town hall. we're going to bring in here with judy wood rough, of course. gwen, i think we saw a very different dent from the first presidential debate. this is the president who displayed more energy. you heard him use the word fight there. but this is a president who seemed to be fighting for the job of president for a second term. that was something that was, i think, very much in question after the debate that we saw happen in denver earlier this month. >> woodruff: david brooks, how did you see it >> if we go by winners and losers i would have to say obama won this debate. romney gave good answers. there were two really good answers that romney gave on what the last four years have been like differentiating himself from george w. bush but in
good night. >> ifill: with that the second debate between president obama and former governor mitt romney is done. as the families, the wives. that's ann romney there coming up to greet her husband. of course we're going to see, i imagine, at the same time, the president making her way toward michelle obama. they're going to greet members of this town hall. we're going to bring in here with judy wood rough, of course. gwen, i think we saw a very different dent from the first presidential...
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then they came to a decision that barack obama voted for and george w. bush signed. you have to have a compelling constitutional reason to void something like a recent -- almost unanimous decision of the congress. he really -- the chief justice did not produce that reason. >> brown: what about the same-sex marriage case? let me ask you first, michael. one thing, michael, a lot of talk about the changing culture into which this fits. is the court leading the way? oops, we just lost lights and power here. (laughter) just for our audience at home, we've got a big storm going on around us and we've been hearing thunder and lightning and now we're sitting in the dark. but we'll keep talking. >> it wil literally in the year. figuratively we're bright in the light. there we go! let there be! >> brown: you speak with the light. is the court leading the way here or following the culture? >> well, first of all we have seen a remarkable change. people forget on this issue that barack obama and hillary clinton both ran in 2008 opposing gay marriage. and now we have about 50% of
then they came to a decision that barack obama voted for and george w. bush signed. you have to have a compelling constitutional reason to void something like a recent -- almost unanimous decision of the congress. he really -- the chief justice did not produce that reason. >> brown: what about the same-sex marriage case? let me ask you first, michael. one thing, michael, a lot of talk about the changing culture into which this fits. is the court leading the way? oops, we just lost lights...
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tonight, president obama's in tucson, arizona, with an important speech. we'll put it in context and show you excerpts from the speech. >> if this tragedy prompts reflection and debate, as it should, let's make sure it's worthy of those we have lost. ( applause ) >> rose: also this evening, religious historian, karen armstrong puts compassion and religion and dialogue in relevance to today's rhetoric and today's times. >> so much of our discourse, political, in the media, in academia, is so vicious. it's often the way we conduct our debates and dialogues, very different from the socratic dialogue, whic had to be conducted with gentleness, socrates said -- >> socrates said conduct dialogue with gentleness. >> yes, no one must be pushed where he doesn't want to go, there must be a cord between participants. when we say we're going to enter into dialogue with x., it means we want to bludgeon him into our point of view. >> rose: president obama in arizona, and karen armstrong on religion when we continue. to have more exposure to the arts. maybe you want to pr
tonight, president obama's in tucson, arizona, with an important speech. we'll put it in context and show you excerpts from the speech. >> if this tragedy prompts reflection and debate, as it should, let's make sure it's worthy of those we have lost. ( applause ) >> rose: also this evening, religious historian, karen armstrong puts compassion and religion and dialogue in relevance to today's rhetoric and today's times. >> so much of our discourse, political, in the media, in...
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the republican presidential nominee against president obama in 2008: senator mccain has shaped the debate on a number of national issues from campaign finance reform to the use of torture. as a ranking member of the arms services committee he's been a key member on afghanistan, iraq and the arab spring. i'm pleased to have john mccain back at this table. >> thank you for having me back, charlie. congratulationss on your new gig. (laughs) >> rose: you've been there so i appreciate you coming every time as i appreciate you coming to the table. tell me whereyou ink the syrian situation is and what's necessary to change the dynamic of a stalemate. >> well, first of all, i think the situation is dire, that it's an unfair fight. the russians are pouring arms and equipment in on the part of bashar assad and blocking any meaningful resolutions in the united nations security council. iranians not only are helping but they're on the ground. there is shelling from artillery tanks and even helicoprs. the kofi annan plan is clearly not going to work as most of us anticipated. >> rose: because the syri
the republican presidential nominee against president obama in 2008: senator mccain has shaped the debate on a number of national issues from campaign finance reform to the use of torture. as a ranking member of the arms services committee he's been a key member on afghanistan, iraq and the arab spring. i'm pleased to have john mccain back at this table. >> thank you for having me back, charlie. congratulationss on your new gig. (laughs) >> rose: you've been there so i appreciate...
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what is the task or let's just talk about the first debate which is next wednesday. >> so obama i think his task is reasonably clear, just be calm, stay calm, whatever that british slogan we're all repeating now, stay calm and in control. he just has to be calm. and somebody made a good point. he had a pretty bad week in the middle east or two wokes in the middle east but he reacted with calmness. so he sort of gets a pass on really what is sort of a chaotic administration policy. romney is the one with the burden. and so i do think he says, he has to say listen, i haven't been a great candidate but if you elect me there are four organizations i'm going to fix. i am going to fix the tax code -- >> i think romney can remember four. >> it is just too many for people to remember. three, believable. >> okay, do tax code, energy policy and dot political system. or go say hey this guy won't talk about the fiscal cliff, i will cut a deal. i will cut a deal to so we don't go off the fiscal cliff so business can have some confidence that would be the sort of unusual thing i think would be a prac
what is the task or let's just talk about the first debate which is next wednesday. >> so obama i think his task is reasonably clear, just be calm, stay calm, whatever that british slogan we're all repeating now, stay calm and in control. he just has to be calm. and somebody made a good point. he had a pretty bad week in the middle east or two wokes in the middle east but he reacted with calmness. so he sort of gets a pass on really what is sort of a chaotic administration policy. romney...
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the obama people are talking about what a good debater governor romney is, but the romney people are talking about a good debater governor romney is. that is because they need to reassure their supporters that this race isn't over. it's still close. he can turn it around and the debates will be an opportunity to do this. >> woodruff: this is a different period of expectation setting, stu, than what we normally see. >> a little bit. i think susan is exactly right. i saw robert gibbs on television a couple days ago. he was talking about mitt romney has debated so much times and the president hasn't debated in four years. i think they are trying to lower expectations but you don't hear that same thing from the romney camp. some of this is a need, a desire, to create some momentum on the part of the challenger when there is, you know, so much finger pointing mostly by conservatives and republicans complaining about the romney campaign. >> woodruff: and there's been a fair amount of that. stu, what about in terms of setting the table for substance in are there things the candidates are ta
the obama people are talking about what a good debater governor romney is, but the romney people are talking about a good debater governor romney is. that is because they need to reassure their supporters that this race isn't over. it's still close. he can turn it around and the debates will be an opportunity to do this. >> woodruff: this is a different period of expectation setting, stu, than what we normally see. >> a little bit. i think susan is exactly right. i saw robert gibbs...
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, barack obama has indirectly helped shift the debate from the poisonous foreign policy and the social engineering project to basically saying "look, people, america is keeping a healthy distance, we welcome... we will embrace your aspirations, you take ownership of your revolts." in this particular sense the obama presidency has played a key role in the beginning of overcoming what i call the bitter inheritance between america and the that part of the world. >> rose: so let me go to specific countries. what do you think is going to happen in syria? >> syria is a very, very complex and i know it's sounds cliche. the political struggle in syria has already turned into an armed struggle. syria now is at war, civil war. chaos is spreading all over syria. literally the rock has set in. kidnappings on a daily basis, assassinations, car bombings, suicide bombings, the syrian government is losing control in part m parts of syria. the aed rebels are becoming much more potent and much more direct in their attacks. the reality is this particular struggle that has already become civil war will be
, barack obama has indirectly helped shift the debate from the poisonous foreign policy and the social engineering project to basically saying "look, people, america is keeping a healthy distance, we welcome... we will embrace your aspirations, you take ownership of your revolts." in this particular sense the obama presidency has played a key role in the beginning of overcoming what i call the bitter inheritance between america and the that part of the world. >> rose: so let me...
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obama advisors say price of conflict is too high. >> and you know what? >> rose: the debate is beginning about the price we're paying. >> and this reminds me. i talk about in the book about the parallels with the british. the one thing we shouldbe conscious of... >> rose: the decline of the empire? >> that britain in 1910 ruled the world. anywhere anything happened people will ask "at is london going to do about it?" >> rose: the sun never set on the british empire. >> and it was true that they had political control and influence all over the world. but they forgot at the end of the day that the real challge to britain as a wld power was the rise of germany as an industrial power. if t rise of america as an industrial power. that if you lose that you're like a supernova. what is a supernova? surnova is something that everywhere around the world the light is sll shining but at the core there's a black hole. so the core here is o competitiveness, our ability to be innovative. the built to send troops plac is a consequence of that economic strength. if you l
obama advisors say price of conflict is too high. >> and you know what? >> rose: the debate is beginning about the price we're paying. >> and this reminds me. i talk about in the book about the parallels with the british. the one thing we shouldbe conscious of... >> rose: the decline of the empire? >> that britain in 1910 ruled the world. anywhere anything happened people will ask "at is london going to do about it?" >> rose: the sun never set on...
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the obama economic record. to go back to that question what would the romney people say. they will say what gets discussed here and on cable tv and in twitter and everything else is not the reality. that is what the chattering class is talking about. the reality is high gas prices, unemployment, four years above 8% unemployment, and that reality as long as governor romney seems like an acceptable alternative will guide what happens. >> the reality is that most people don't follow this as closely as we do until the fall campaign. and then come the debates which in my experience have been the single most important events of any given presidential campaign. the reagan example is a great example. but what happens in these debates, what's absolutely crucial is that the public makes this subliminal judgement about who they feel more comfortable having in their living room for the next four years. the presidency is the most int at that time-- intimate office we have, lives in our houses, lives in our homes. and you kn
the obama economic record. to go back to that question what would the romney people say. they will say what gets discussed here and on cable tv and in twitter and everything else is not the reality. that is what the chattering class is talking about. the reality is high gas prices, unemployment, four years above 8% unemployment, and that reality as long as governor romney seems like an acceptable alternative will guide what happens. >> the reality is that most people don't follow this as...
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robinson's consecration and the debate over gay bishops have divided the u.s. episcopal church and the worldwide anglican communion. robinson says he is not being "run off" by his opponents, although he does admit that the controversy has taken its toll on him, his family and his diocese. he says he will remain active in the church and on public policy issues. >>> we have a story today about a school in washington d.c. that defies all the gloomy statistics about achievement levels for inner-city boys. it's the washington jesuit academy, an independent, catholic school - one of more than 60 similar schools nationwide. it demonstrates conspicuously what hard work, discipline, caring teachers and parents, ambitious students and money can achieve. our reporter is deborah potter. >> the outlook for many young african-american boys is grim. national studies say about half will drop out of high school, but for these boys, the future is considerably brighter. >> five, four, three, two -- two, one. let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go. >> this small middle school is b
robinson's consecration and the debate over gay bishops have divided the u.s. episcopal church and the worldwide anglican communion. robinson says he is not being "run off" by his opponents, although he does admit that the controversy has taken its toll on him, his family and his diocese. he says he will remain active in the church and on public policy issues. >>> we have a story today about a school in washington d.c. that defies all the gloomy statistics about achievement...
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jeffrey brown leads a debate over options for the obama administration. >> brown: the question: how should the u.s. respond to syria's alleged chemical weapons attack? we discuss that with ivo dahlder, former u.s. ambassador to nato and now president of the chicago council on global affairs. hisham melhem is the washington bureau chief of al arabiya news channel. and john mearsheimer is a professor at the university of chicago and has written extensively on strategic issues. ivo dahlder, i'll start wurk given the options the u.s. discussed what do you think the u.s. should do? >> i think the president laid it out in the interview we just saw. we clearly have a case in which chemical weapons were used. i think the evidence the administration has collected and needs to present to the american public and, indeed, to the world, demonstrating that this was a use of chemical weapons by the regime suggests that standing still and not doing anything really isn'tab option. i think we need to respond with a punitive strike to send a message to the regime that this kind of behavior is unacceptable. c
jeffrey brown leads a debate over options for the obama administration. >> brown: the question: how should the u.s. respond to syria's alleged chemical weapons attack? we discuss that with ivo dahlder, former u.s. ambassador to nato and now president of the chicago council on global affairs. hisham melhem is the washington bureau chief of al arabiya news channel. and john mearsheimer is a professor at the university of chicago and has written extensively on strategic issues. ivo dahlder,...
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that prompted vigorous debate about whether jubilation was appropriate. in some parts of the muslim world, there were anti-american protests and vows of retaliation. obama made a distinction between islam and al qaeda. >> our war is not against islam. bin laden was not a muslim leader. he was a mass murderer of muslims. >> meanwhile, as details othe raid emerged so did moral questions about the bin laden mission. joining me with more on all of this is our managing editor kim lawton and ambassador akbar ahmed, a former pakistani diplomat, now the chair of islamic studies at the american university in washington. akbar, welcome. kim, welcome. akbar, let's start with the popular reaction in the muslim world. >> bob, the reaction to bin laden's death tells us a lot about what's going on in the muslim world. there have been threats, there have been some explosions, peop were killed in pakistan. there have been processions being taken out by the religious parties mainly, but what it's telling us is that over this decade from 9/11 the leadership model of bin lad
that prompted vigorous debate about whether jubilation was appropriate. in some parts of the muslim world, there were anti-american protests and vows of retaliation. obama made a distinction between islam and al qaeda. >> our war is not against islam. bin laden was not a muslim leader. he was a mass murderer of muslims. >> meanwhile, as details othe raid emerged so did moral questions about the bin laden mission. joining me with more on all of this is our managing editor kim lawton...
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. >> june 13, new hampshire, first major debate. newt gingrich -- watch him, listen to him. he will make news. >> let's talk the politics of the pre-1967 borders. >> when obama in white's daylight between us and israel, in most injured. -- when obama opens up daylight between us and israel, it invites danger. >> that is tim pawlenty speaking in florida about obama's recent statement that the borders of israel and palestine should be based on 1967 lines with agreed swaps. earlier we heard plenty promised -- we heard pawlenty promised to tell the truth. is he telling the truth about this, colby? >> i listened to bibi netanyahu speak before the congress, which was well received -- >> i'll say. >> treated like a rock star there. i had a sense of sadness, that you can see what is inevitable. the peace talks will go nowhere , and that means that the confrontation is almost inevitable. what i cannot understand, and maybe somebody can explain it to me -- the statement that said that the united states believe that parties can agree on an outcome that has an independent, viable state
. >> june 13, new hampshire, first major debate. newt gingrich -- watch him, listen to him. he will make news. >> let's talk the politics of the pre-1967 borders. >> when obama in white's daylight between us and israel, in most injured. -- when obama opens up daylight between us and israel, it invites danger. >> that is tim pawlenty speaking in florida about obama's recent statement that the borders of israel and palestine should be based on 1967 lines with agreed swaps....
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plan and tonight's tea party debate among g.o.p. candidates in florida. that's on our politics page. plus every monday on our art beat blog, find a weekly poem. today valerie nieman reads from her work. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll review tonight's tea party presidential debate and provide a first look at jim lehrer's new book on moderating debates. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: chevron. we may have more in common than you think. bnsf. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from view
plan and tonight's tea party debate among g.o.p. candidates in florida. that's on our politics page. plus every monday on our art beat blog, find a weekly poem. today valerie nieman reads from her work. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll review tonight's tea party presidential debate and provide a first look at jim lehrer's new book on moderating debates. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm...
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(applause) >> woodruff: with that this final debate between president obama and mitt romney is done. we watched them shake hands with the moderedder, bob schieffer of cbs and i'm sure any moment now their wives and families will come on stage to give them a hug and wish them well. >> ifill: they greet each other as if they like each other even though from watching 90 minutes it didn't much look like it. >> woodruff: it sure didn't. gwen, this was a vigorous debate over, we say, a small list of countries, most of which are located in the middle east, afghanistan, pakistan and there at the end a little bit on china. i think we did hear two clear, direct to the camera closing statements from these candidates. and i think we saw mark shields, a more shall we say restrained mitt romney than we've seen in previous debates. >> no, i thought mitt romney played the hurt party and played it quite well. and i thought the president went after him. he was quite aggressive, right from the outset. you've got, you're fighting a cold war policies of the 1980s, the social policies of the 1950s, the ec
(applause) >> woodruff: with that this final debate between president obama and mitt romney is done. we watched them shake hands with the moderedder, bob schieffer of cbs and i'm sure any moment now their wives and families will come on stage to give them a hug and wish them well. >> ifill: they greet each other as if they like each other even though from watching 90 minutes it didn't much look like it. >> woodruff: it sure didn't. gwen, this was a vigorous debate over, we...
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. >> ifill: now, the obama justice department weighs in on the debate over new voting laws. we begin with some background. millions of potential voters may not be able to cast votes in 2012, after a dozen states put new restrictions in place this year. six states passed laws that limit early voting. and eight states will now require voters to present state- issued photo identification cards in order to cast a ballot. previously, only indiana and georgia had strict photo i.d. requirements. the obama justice department is now objecting to the new laws. attorney general eric holder spoke last night in austin, texas at the presidential library of lyndon b. johnson who signed the voting rights act in 1965. >> we need election systems that are free from fraud, discrimination, and partisan influence and that are more, not less, accessible to the citizens of this country. >> ifill: republicans who control the state houses where many of the changes became law say they are designed to prevent fraud. supporters protested last night outside holder's texas speech. >> we're not here to su
. >> ifill: now, the obama justice department weighs in on the debate over new voting laws. we begin with some background. millions of potential voters may not be able to cast votes in 2012, after a dozen states put new restrictions in place this year. six states passed laws that limit early voting. and eight states will now require voters to present state- issued photo identification cards in order to cast a ballot. previously, only indiana and georgia had strict photo i.d. requirements....
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the debates are over but the campaign is picking up steam. president obama and mitt romney wasted no time today getting back out on the campaign trail. with election day now only two weeks away, the candidates are devoting every waking minute to revving up the base and courting any remaining undecided voters in a handful of critical swing states. for mr. obama this morning, that meant the campaign rally before an enthusiastic crowd in delray beach, florida, not far from the the site of last night's face-off. >> you guys really are fired up. ifill: picking up where he left off last night he fold voters that governor romney is not a reliable choice. >> we're accustomed to seeing politicians change their positions from like four years ago. we are not accustomed to seeing politicians change their position from four days ago. i mean,... and we joke about romnesia but you know what? this is is important. this is about trust. there is no more serious issue in a presidential campaign than trust. >> ifill: doubling down on that argument vice president
the debates are over but the campaign is picking up steam. president obama and mitt romney wasted no time today getting back out on the campaign trail. with election day now only two weeks away, the candidates are devoting every waking minute to revving up the base and courting any remaining undecided voters in a handful of critical swing states. for mr. obama this morning, that meant the campaign rally before an enthusiastic crowd in delray beach, florida, not far from the the site of last...
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with romney and obama, romney said that because of obama, the iranians are four years closer to nuclear weapon, that is hogwash, you think about what we have done zero to iranians regime, israelis and others to slow them down, not just the sanctions but the cyber attacks and shadow war, cheery we are slowing them and that matters and that also hath penti forhe iranns t do something back. >> rose: number 9 is india. >> yes. >> rose: what is wrong with india? >> india is -- they can't get out of their own way in terms of december sprattly kneed economic reform, tax implication, dealing with corruption, opening foreign direct investment ashes lot of indian entrepreneurs are increasingly looking where to invest outside of the country it is not blowing up but underperforming a, underperforming a. >> rose: the political system is not working. >> it is not working well. >> rose: and finally south africa. >> what a sad thing nell son mandela is hot doi wel one ofhe greatt men we have seen in the past century, 9 94 years old is not able to oversee improvement of his government, .. the turn -- >>
with romney and obama, romney said that because of obama, the iranians are four years closer to nuclear weapon, that is hogwash, you think about what we have done zero to iranians regime, israelis and others to slow them down, not just the sanctions but the cyber attacks and shadow war, cheery we are slowing them and that matters and that also hath penti forhe iranns t do something back. >> rose: number 9 is india. >> yes. >> rose: what is wrong with india? >> india is...
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gingrich did very well in the debates. for a lot of people watching those debates and gravitated to gingrich in that regard. i saw a lot of negative ads that romney was running against gingrich. he may perceive that gingrich is getting that same voter who is saying we want to beat obama at all costs. >> woodruff: finally back to you sidsalter. where does that leave santorum and his appeal? >> santorum really needs the win, in my opinion, in mississippi and alabama far more than gingrich. gingrich has said he's in regardless. santorum hasn't yet made that claim. he needs the win, and i think his performance against romney particularly is disappointing to him and to his supporters. >> woodruff: we are going to leave it there, gentlemen. we thank you both. sid salter in mississippi and steve flowers in alabama, we appreciate it. >> ifill: we'll be back shortly with the syrian rebels fighting the security forces. but first, this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows your public television station to ask for your support, an
gingrich did very well in the debates. for a lot of people watching those debates and gravitated to gingrich in that regard. i saw a lot of negative ads that romney was running against gingrich. he may perceive that gingrich is getting that same voter who is saying we want to beat obama at all costs. >> woodruff: finally back to you sidsalter. where does that leave santorum and his appeal? >> santorum really needs the win, in my opinion, in mississippi and alabama far more than...
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. >> brown: we debate the merits of president obama's jobs bill with two senators: michigan democrat carl levin and georgia republican johnny isakson. >> ifill: john merrow examines the dilemma faced by a pennsylvania school system that spent big on a state-of-the-art facility. >> reporter: the economic crisis hit. like rural school districts all across the country, this school had to put its ambitious dreams on hold almost overnight. the challenge became to make ends meet. >> brown: and ray suarez talks to a 94-year-old former french resistance fighter who urges young people to take to the streets and show their outrage. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> computing surrounds us. sometimes it's obvious and sometimes it's very surprising on where you find it. soon computing intelligence in unexpected places will change our lives and truly profound ways. technology can provide customizeded experiences, tailored to individual consumer preferences. igniting a world of possibilities from the inside out, sponsoring
. >> brown: we debate the merits of president obama's jobs bill with two senators: michigan democrat carl levin and georgia republican johnny isakson. >> ifill: john merrow examines the dilemma faced by a pennsylvania school system that spent big on a state-of-the-art facility. >> reporter: the economic crisis hit. like rural school districts all across the country, this school had to put its ambitious dreams on hold almost overnight. the challenge became to make ends meet....
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we know when president obama came into office he was looking for $12 billion. he ended up i guess with only $2 billion because they got caught up in the health care reform debate. how much of a gap is there out there for these schools? >> some of the community colleges are absolutely struggling. it really has to do with the state funding that goes to community colleges. but what the federal government can do is to stimulate. stimulate innovation in community colleges to say how can you use technology in new ways which is a lot what they're doing in the high school system, right? in the high school system the states fund the high schools but the federal government comes in with funds that stimulate innovation. that's what's happening there. but what the community colleges are find ing is they spend $2 billion a year remediating students who don't remember what they learned in math or didn't learn it well enough in math or science or english, they're spending $2 billion to remediate. they're losing the vast majority of students right there in that first year. if
we know when president obama came into office he was looking for $12 billion. he ended up i guess with only $2 billion because they got caught up in the health care reform debate. how much of a gap is there out there for these schools? >> some of the community colleges are absolutely struggling. it really has to do with the state funding that goes to community colleges. but what the federal government can do is to stimulate. stimulate innovation in community colleges to say how can you...
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they can see if they like the debates as much as everyone else did. that's the one positive thing that stands out. and they can register their... or express their opinions about what is to come, whether there will be some progress, some political progress, and compare their outlook with the outlook of voters that we've polled. >> sreenivasan:: now the first part that we launched earlier in the election cycle, it's been fairly successful. a lot of people took those 12 questions or so that you have been asking for dozens of years and compared themselves against where they exactly are in that political spectrum. >> we found... i think we are approaching 1 million point 4 people who have taken this test since i think we put it up in late september. >> sreenivasan:: ok and finally, you made a little bit of news this week. you are changing your roll at pew. what does that mean? >> it means i will no longer be president and chief executive. i am going to be founding director which sounds very ancient but it is what is. i am going to work on politics and glob
they can see if they like the debates as much as everyone else did. that's the one positive thing that stands out. and they can register their... or express their opinions about what is to come, whether there will be some progress, some political progress, and compare their outlook with the outlook of voters that we've polled. >> sreenivasan:: now the first part that we launched earlier in the election cycle, it's been fairly successful. a lot of people took those 12 questions or so that...
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. >> rose: the debate over drone warfare continues. earlier this month senator paul filibuster cnfirmation hearings as new director of the cia. ske did so expressing concerns about the obama administration's use of drone attacks. the strikes have been a central part of the president's counterterrorism strategy. issues of legality and the lack of judicial oversight have been strofertion. joining us scott shane of the "new york times", rosa brooks a professor at law at georgetown and peter singer, he is director of 21st century security and intelligence at the brookings institution. here in new york michael boyle, he was formerly a counterterrorism advisor to president obama. i amleased to have all of them here to talk about this. i begin with michael boyle. explain how this became and why, you know, a crucial element of the battle against terrorism on the part of the obama administration. >> well, i think the obama administration confronted a unique series of difficulties when they came into office. the one thing is there was growing in
. >> rose: the debate over drone warfare continues. earlier this month senator paul filibuster cnfirmation hearings as new director of the cia. ske did so expressing concerns about the obama administration's use of drone attacks. the strikes have been a central part of the president's counterterrorism strategy. issues of legality and the lack of judicial oversight have been strofertion. joining us scott shane of the "new york times", rosa brooks a professor at law at georgetown...
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he interviewed president obama. jamie fly who served on the staff of george w. bush's national security council. he's now executive director of the foreign policy initiative. and james to bebins who tells various diplomaic posts of both the state department and the white house. jeff goldberg you had a 45- minute meeting with the president on this topic. after watching the conversation that happened after this meeting at the white house today, did the prime minister and the president get what they came for? >> i think that there's a 0% possibility that either man is going to leave these meetings getting all that he wanted. i think that the prime minister was coming to washington to get a level of specificity from the president. the president is not going to give him in terms of by what date will you attack iran if they don't cede to your requests and how and what are your red lines? the president indicated in many different ways that he's not going to provide that level of detail to anyone in part because he doesn't know. and in terms of what the president wanted
he interviewed president obama. jamie fly who served on the staff of george w. bush's national security council. he's now executive director of the foreign policy initiative. and james to bebins who tells various diplomaic posts of both the state department and the white house. jeff goldberg you had a 45- minute meeting with the president on this topic. after watching the conversation that happened after this meeting at the white house today, did the prime minister and the president get what...
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today, inside the o obama administration over just how har to take the war against terrorists. whether to carry it as far as the foot soldiers, for example in somalia, in yemen who are worried about parochial concerns about land or just, to restrict it to the high level individuals who have-- may have plotted an attack against the united states. >> well, but it's difficult to sort of apply those kind of concepts to some organization like al qaeda. we had abu al czar kari for example, a jordanian by birth, imprisoned, ended up in afghanistan running a training camp for al qaeda and became the head of al qaeda in iraq. national boundaries didn't mean anything. eventually we killed him but after he had done enormous damage over a long period of time. now dow want to catch him early in his career when he first commits a terrorist act or dow want to wait until he becomes the leader of all the al qaeda in iraq. >> woodruff: you are saying you do draw the line or you don't. >> i don't think you can. think you have to be aware that there is a threat out there. and that if you find peop
today, inside the o obama administration over just how har to take the war against terrorists. whether to carry it as far as the foot soldiers, for example in somalia, in yemen who are worried about parochial concerns about land or just, to restrict it to the high level individuals who have-- may have plotted an attack against the united states. >> well, but it's difficult to sort of apply those kind of concepts to some organization like al qaeda. we had abu al czar kari for example, a...
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. >> the overriding priority for the obama national security team is one of stability, trying to keep the relationship from rupturing and trying to keep violence from spreading even worse than it has in the streets of cairo. you don't see them out there banging the drums and denouncing with full furry what's happened there. you don't see them criticizing even president morsi with full vigor either. they're trying very much to play a quiet game. president obama hasn't said one word in public about this yet. he's issued only a written statement expressing deep disappointment. his spokesman has called for calm and condemned violence. so they're trying to play a quiet, diplomatic game, one that is not raising the temperature but trying to keep egypt in the fold. this is a very important country obviously as andrea said to the united states critical to the peace with israel, the 30-year peace that they've enjoyed there and critical that any future resolution, possible resolution, of disputes with the palestinians that is so important. secretary of state john kerry. >> andrea, what do we kn
. >> the overriding priority for the obama national security team is one of stability, trying to keep the relationship from rupturing and trying to keep violence from spreading even worse than it has in the streets of cairo. you don't see them out there banging the drums and denouncing with full furry what's happened there. you don't see them criticizing even president morsi with full vigor either. they're trying very much to play a quiet game. president obama hasn't said one word in...
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so i think president obama is listening to what he heard from the united states' senate in the debate on the last arms control treaty. he's recognized that if there are to be deeper reductions he has to address the tack nickel nuclear weapons as well. now the problem there is that i used to engage in these discussions with the russians. they have no interest or at least in my... during the time i was talking to them, no interest in addressing their ten-to-one advantage in these weapons. they're very happy with that advantage. they see no reason to change it. >> woodruff: you want to comment on that. >> that's why you have to make the deal. we're interested in cutting their tactical weapons. they're interested in cutting our big reserve of strategic weapons. it's a made-for negotiations. let's make a deal here. we can cut them and so satisfy each side's security needs. >> woodruff: two other needs. this president being caught on camera without realizing and saying to medvedev that i can be more flexible in effect aftethis election. what does that amount to? >> in part he's trying to ge
so i think president obama is listening to what he heard from the united states' senate in the debate on the last arms control treaty. he's recognized that if there are to be deeper reductions he has to address the tack nickel nuclear weapons as well. now the problem there is that i used to engage in these discussions with the russians. they have no interest or at least in my... during the time i was talking to them, no interest in addressing their ten-to-one advantage in these weapons. they're...
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there's no action out of the obama administration. we were hoping it was going to happen earlier, it didn't happen and it seems now that the people -- the jihadists and salafists have the arms now including shoulder-fired antairaft systems and the secular forces that came out of the mainstream that we could deal with don't seem to have those weapons and the question is what is the obama administration going to do now? >> warner: tough decision. patrick tabler, thank you. >> my pleasure. >> suarez: still to come on the "newshour": political turmoil in egypt; arizona's new senator; a broad range of steps for a minnesota dance company and the college conference switches. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: democrats and republicans accused each other today of refusing to talk specifics about how to avoid the fiscal cliff. the two sides traded charges of bad faith as year-end tax hikes and spending cuts moved another day closer. on the face of it there seemed to be little movement today. >> no su
there's no action out of the obama administration. we were hoping it was going to happen earlier, it didn't happen and it seems now that the people -- the jihadists and salafists have the arms now including shoulder-fired antairaft systems and the secular forces that came out of the mainstream that we could deal with don't seem to have those weapons and the question is what is the obama administration going to do now? >> warner: tough decision. patrick tabler, thank you. >> my...
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. >> woodruff: later tonight on most pbs stations, president obama sits down for an interview with charlie rose where he discusses syria, among other topics. still to come on the newshour, the supreme court rules you don't need proof of citizenship to vote; we debate electronic verification for immigrant workers; who is iran's new president?; states grapple with expansions to medicaid; and an author argues we should get paid for information the government collects on us. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: as the g-8 convened, a london newspaper reported britain has hacked into e-mails and phone conversations of foreign leaders and diplomats. the "guardian" said classified documents show it happened at a 2009 summit. the report said british intelligence even set up a "bugged" internet cafe. several countries-- russia, south africa, and turkey-- called for full explanations. the man who leaked word of secret surveillance by the national security agency has spoken out again. edward snowden held an online chat on the "guardian" web site. he defended
. >> woodruff: later tonight on most pbs stations, president obama sits down for an interview with charlie rose where he discusses syria, among other topics. still to come on the newshour, the supreme court rules you don't need proof of citizenship to vote; we debate electronic verification for immigrant workers; who is iran's new president?; states grapple with expansions to medicaid; and an author argues we should get paid for information the government collects on us. but first, the...